Letters

Leave Simple Design
To Builders
To the Editor:
As a builder who designs for both
myself and other builders, I wish to
throw more fuel onto the design/build
conflagration.
I have nothing but respect for
architects. Indeed, I learned much of
what I know from watching what
they do. However, I happen to think
(as do many homeowners) that architects
are over-qualified for designing
small and medium-sized additions,
and possibly even small modestly
designed houses. Any builder with
common sense and an eye for design
can do just fine. In fact, our most
enduring classics, such as the Greek
Revival Farmhouse, the New England
Cape, and the Cape Cod Cottage,
have typically been designed by farmers,
builders, and homeowners.
Most homeowners simply aren't
willing